Spot-light-mounting device



W. P. COUSINO SPOT LQGHT MOUNTING DEV-ICE, APPLICATION FILED FEB. 14. m9.

Patented Jan. 13; 1920.

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SPOT-LIGHT-MOUNTING DEVICE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER P. CoU'sINo, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Curtice, Ottawa county, Ohio, have invented new and useful Spot-Light- Mounting Devices, of which the following is'a specification. I y

This invention relates to controllable .mountin'gs, especially for searchlig'hts or spotlights. c

-This invention has utility when incorporated in connection with spotlights for motor vehicles, more' particularly for wide range of-controlfrom within the car.

Referring to the drawings Figure l is a fragmentary perspective .view of a motor vehicle, open type, having the mounting of the invention incorporated therewith;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary plan view showing the device for mounting in connection with a closed car;

Fig. 3 is a view of the mounting device with the light thereon from the 'inncrside thereof, parts being shown in section.

' Fig.4 .is a view from the rear, parts being broken away 1..

Fig. 5 is a section onthe line V-VFEQ.

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Fig. 6 is a view, from the outer side of the device showing the light in mounting position.

The vehicle 1 is shown as having the windshield frame 2 carrying the clampbracket 3 providing the eye 4 as the usual spotlight n'lounting. Extending through this eye 4 is the stem 5'to be held by the nut 6 mounting the eye 7 for the .bracket member 8 held therein fixedly by the .nut 9. Bolt 10 through the ears 11 of this split bracket member 8 coacts forv clamping the tubular guide 12 having the split portionor slot 13 therein. In this tubular guide 12 as held by the'clam 8 friction'ally for rocking is the second tu ular-member14. Housing brackets' 15, 1 6, one at each end of the second tubular member 14, and fixed therewith, have therein respectively pinions 17, 18. Reciprocable' within the inner or second tubular member 14 isthe bar 19 having a terminal rack-portion 20 in mesh with the pinion 17 and remote therefrom a terminal I rack portion 21 in mesh with the pinion 18. Fixed With the bracket 15 is a tubular stem 22 for the actuator stem 23 carrying'the handle 24. The stem 23'is fast with the Specification of letters Patent. Patented Jan, 13, 1920,

application filed February 14, '1919. Serial N 0. 277,032.

the bracket or housing 15, as-does stem 25 have bearings in the bracket or housing 16.

This'stem 2.5 is mounted. in position to carry the pinion 18 by a nut 26. This stem 25 carries the spotlight 27. This spotlight 27 may be rotated for full 360 movement with the ste1n'25 by rotatin the pinion 18 as effected by rotating the and wheel 24fwithin the car.

For directing the beam of the spotlight upward or downward the ,hztndjwheel 24 may be rocked to rock the bracket or housing 15 and with it the second tubular-memher-14 within; its frictional guide 12. This transmits a rocking movement to the outer bracket or housing 16 and thus rocksthe spotlight 27.

When used in connection with closed cars, I,

a flange 28 is mounted fast with the outer .fixed guide or tubular member 12. To provide for the frictional holding of the second tubular member 14.- in the tubular member 12, there is the split clamp ring 29 having the gripping bolt 30 as shown in Fig, 2;.

This device of theinvent'ion herein provi'des a. mounting of universal direction or range applications whlch may be 'used wlth a standard or usual 'typeof spotlight. The

position ofthe handle 24 is convenient to the positionof thesteering WlIGGlSO that the driver of the vehicle may readily manipulate the spotlight to any position desired. This is exceptionally advantageous when the car is closed, for without taking attention I from the steering of the vehicle, as-inturning the dark corners at night, before the turning is effected-from the steering wheel, the driver-may shift, by. rotating the handle 24, the spotlight 27 so that the direction of the desired driving is made'clear to the driver. This may 'not only mean to find the direction but also the elevation or downward deflection may, readily be had by admore, this; spotlight may be SO shifted to 'ditionally rocking the handle 21. F urthergive a clear light for backing, for it may be turned to give a viewpoint lILtllG rear of the vehicle and further may be deflected to even direct its light within the vehicle.

lVhen mounted in connection with open cars, the curtains may be drawn and the manipulation-of the handle 24c-made without opening the car. The provision of the guide 12 just bat-k of'the Windshield is preferably so proportioned as to not interfere with the normal activities of. the driver ing a'fixed guide,

each end of the gulde, a rotatable holder fora spotlight carried by one bracket, a rotatable actuator-at the other bracket, means mounted in the guide operatively connecting the actuator With the holder reciprocable by rotate the holder being roeka'b-le'in rotation of the actuator to on one axis, said actuator addition to its rotation on an axis intersecting the axis of the rotation of the ho der andat an angle to the i0- tation, Which rocking and rotation efli'ect universal shifting of the holder. 2. A spotlight mount'ng device comprising a fixed guide, a tubular relatively rockable bracket carrying member frictionally held in said guide, a reciprocable bar in said tubular member, and a rotatable spotlight holder mounted in the bracket rotatable by the bar and rockable with the member.

3. A spotlight mounting device comprising a first fixed outer tubular guide, a second tuguide, a rack bar reciprocable' in said in said I tubular member, and a spgflvght second holder pinion rotatable by the bar and carried with the second tubular member for providing universal directing means for the spotlight.

4:. A spotlight mounting device comprising a fixed guide, a rockable member c arfor rocking said. means as to the fixed guide to rock the holder from,

ried by the guide, a pair of pmlons', mounting means carryingthe member, a rack bar also carried with the the pinions to rock With v rockable member and"recipr0cable relatively thereto, a spotlight mounting stem, one of said pinions mounted on said spotlight mountingstem, and anactuating handle 00- acting to drive the other pinion for rotating the spotlight mounting stem together with.

the pinion thereon, said handle being' also bodily movable to rock the spotlight holder pinion in a transverse direction of move-,

ment to the rotation thereof.

j indshield, a. spotlight mounting de- ,v1ce 1nclud1ng a guide. sleeve, a friction clampanchored adJacen't said windshield and embracing said sleeve, a spotlight carrying bracket-atone side ofsaid clamp, and a handle extending rearwardly from the sleeve at the other side of the clamp, said handle being movable to rotate said sleeve as to the clamp to rock the spotlight bracket, and

said handle being rotatable'to oscillate the y axis of the sleeve.- 6. A windshield frame,

spotlight bracket on an axis intersecting the a spotlight mounting device mounted on said frame. and in eluding a guide projecting laterally therea' spotlight carrying bracket on the outeri end ofsaid guide, and a handle transversely extending rearwardly on the-inner bular member frictionally held for rocking end of said guide, said handle, connected through he guide to rock the spotlight bracket on said guideas a horizontal axis,

and said handle rotatable to,oscillate the spotlight bracket on an axis intersecting the -WALTER P ooUs'INo.

DISCLAIMER 1,327,945.Walter P. Oousz'no, Curtice, Ohio. SPOT-LIGHT-MOUNTING DEVICE. Patent dated January 13, 1920. Disclaimer filed June 15, 1932, by the assignee, International Spotlight Corporation. Therefore enters this disclaimer and disclaims from the scope of claim 5 of said Patent 1,327,945 any spotlight mounting device excepting one wherein oscillation of the spotlight on the bracket is effected Without movement of the interior operating connections transversely of the sleeve guide whose cross section is thus kept small and one wherein the handle grip of the handle surrounds its own axis of rotation, whereby the oscillation of the spotlight on the. bracket may be accomplished by twirling the handle and which facilitates combined simultaneous oscillating of the spotlight on the bracket and rocking of the spotlight bracket with the sleeve; and disclaims from the scope of claim 6 of said Patent 1,327 ,945 any spotlight mounting device excepting one wherein the connection between the handle and spotlight for-oscillating the latter on the bracket is confined within the guide against movement transverse to the guide axis and one wherein the handle has a gear at its inner end and the axis of rotation of the handle passes axially through both said gear and the hand grip portion of the handle, whereby the mechanical advantage of the handle to eifect rocking of the spotlight bracket on the horizontal axis of the guide remains constant in all positions of rotation of the handle about its own axis.

[Ofiicz'al Gazette July 5, 1.932.] 

